June 26, 2019
The funeral for a North County police officer who died in the line of duty will be held Monday at the Cathedral Basilica, with burial to follow in an Affton cemetery. North County Police Cooperative officer and South County native Michael Langsdorf, 40, was shot to death Sunday while responding to a call about a
[ Read More ]North County Police Cooperative Assistant Chief Ron Martin speaks at a press conference Monday, with county Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell pictured in the background. Photo by Erin Achenbach. By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com North County Police Cooperative Officer Michael Langsdorf, a South County native, died after being shot Sunday afternoon at a food market
[ Read More ]Pictured above: St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman speaks at the Oakville Democrats’ ODO Fest in October 2018. Photo by Erin Achenbach. Starting today, St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman is going to appear at a series of town halls with County Council members to address rising property assessments in the county. The first town
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Lindbergh Schools will soon have half of its $105 million bond issue for a new high school in hand after a $40 million bond sale last week. The bonds are part of Proposition R, the district’s bond issue voters approved in April that will build a new, more modern
[ Read More ]By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville School District has signed Superintendent Chris Gaines on for another year, as the Board of Education unanimously voted to extend his rolling three-year contract through 2022. The board voted this spring to extend Gaines’ time in the district, and Gaines said he still wants to stay in
[ Read More ]Superintendent Chris Gaines getting sworn in as president of The School Superintendents Association. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Every middle school in the Mehlville School District will have an innovative “school within a school” starting this fall, extending the problem-based and project-based learning at Mosaic Elementary to four middle school “academies.” Superintendent Chris Gaines
[ Read More ]The Upstanders co-founders (from left to right) Erica Hoffman, Andrea Soaib, Robert Vogel, Renee McDonnell and Lisa Huffman celebrate the group’s one year anniversary in February at Helen Fitzgerald’s. By Erin Achenbach Staff Reporter eachenbach@callnewspapers.com A year after the Lindbergh Upstanders Anti-Bullying Collaborative was founded, the group is expanding beyond South County, although the anti-bullying
[ Read More ]Above: A rendering of the new Affton Southwest Precinct at Sappington and Gravois roads. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The plans for the new Affton Southwest Precinct of the St. Louis County Police Department are falling into place just as the precinct is moving to yet another temporary location. Since December, the precinct has
[ Read More ]Pictured above: St. Louis County Assessor Jake Zimmerman speaks at the Oakville Democrats’ ODO Fest in October 2018. Photo by Erin Achenbach. St. Louis County Council Presiding Officer Ernie Trakas, 5th District Councilwoman Lisa Clancy and county Assessor Jake Zimmerman will host a joint town hall to address rising property assessments in the county. The
[ Read More ]Lindbergh forward Erin Clancy, a senior, receives the ball and prepares to evade Nerinx midfielder Allison Brown, junior, during the state quarterfinals May 25 at Lindbergh. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Stephen Glover For the Call The quest for a state championship came to an end for the Lindbergh girls soccer team when they
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